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Why antibiotics do not work against viral infection?
Why antibiotics do not work against viral infection?
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Antibiotics: These are the inhibitory chemicals produced by the microorganisms to inhibit or kill the other microorganisms, especially bacteria.
These antibiotics do not work against viral infections because:
- Viruses possess only nuclei and proteins and depend on the host machinery for all their survival and replication.
- Since they use host machinery for their growth and replication, it is difficult to target them, without harming the host tissue.
Antibiotics: These are the inhibitory chemicals produced by the microorganisms to inhibit or kill the other microorganisms, especially bacteria.
These antibiotics do not work against viral infections because:
- Viruses possess only nuclei and proteins and depend on the host machinery for all their survival and replication.
- Since they use host machinery for their growth and replication, it is difficult to target them, without harming the host tissue.
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